International ITS News

We are delighted to announce that ITS Ukraine members now qualify for a 50% discount on tickets for the ‘MOVE’ Intelligent Transport conference in London 12-13 February 2019. MOVE is the world’s most important mobility event, where disruptive technology and innovation drive much needed change. MOVE will bring together disruptors, their technology and their attitude with […]

Supply of low-floor trolleybuses, facilities for washing of trolleybuses and related services This Invitation for Tenders follows the General Procurement Notice Ref 7990-GPN-47902 for this project, which was published on the EBRD website, Procurement Notices (www.ebrd.com) on 07 September, 2015. Communal Enterprise „Odesmiskelektrotrans“, hereinafter referred to as “the Purchaser”, intends to use part of the […]

On 6 November the Commission launched the second call for proposals of the Connecting Europe Facility, with more than €7.6 billion of investment to finance transport projects – €6.5 billion of which is earmarked for cohesion countries. Applicants have until 16 February 2016 to submit their proposals. More info available here

Ukraine is leading the way among emerging economies in financial sector reforms, according to the EBRD’s latest Transition report which says that the outlook for market reforms across the whole area appears to have improved. The Transition Report 2015-16 shows that many factors holding back the reform process persist. However, despite isolated cases of reform […]

Proceedings of the ITS World Congress in Bordeaux have been released. Read Eric Sampson’s Executive Summary below . You can also download a report from the Ministerial Round Table discussion that took place during the congress here. Congress Report – Executive Summary Bordeaux was all about deployment issues but especially so for connected and highly automated vehicles. In […]

September 24 (SeeNews) – Hydrogen mobility initiatives in Germany, France, Scandinavia and the UK have teamed up to make hydrogen-fuelled transport a reality in Europe, it was announced in a press release on Thursday. The partners have launched the Hydrogen Mobility Europe (H2ME) project that will support the deployment of fuel cell vehicles and infrastructure […]

1.1.5. The City of Bishkek has decided to introduce an electronic ticketing system in Bishkek and to substantially move away from cash based payment for municipally owned public transportation and private bus operators. 1.1.6. The new fare collection system shall be based on smartcards and allow to identify concessionary passengers like retired people and pupils, […]

The latest copy of ‘Smart Highways’ Magazine is now available and includes an article ‘On the road to reform‘ by ITS Ukraine’s Chairman, Ian Bearder. The full unedited article is available below. Ukraine: roads to reform Despite the ongoing conflict in Ukraine’s Eastern regions and Russian occupation of Crimea, the 2013/14 revolution in Ukraine kickstarted […]

The countdown for the ITS event of the year has begun. The ITS World Congress will open its doors on Monday 5 October, kicking off a week of showcase and insight from the top players in the Intelligent Transport Systems sector. In line with this year’s congress motto, “Towards Intelligent Mobility – Better Use of […]

A bus containing 25 young, Italian entrepreneurs will arrive in Cologne, Germany, later today after a 72 hour journey from Italy. Sponsored by Ford Italy, StartupBus 2015 is an “adventure” in which 25 young people are divided into five teams and set the task of building and launching their own business. What made the challenge […]